Bass-drum heel-pedal.



H. CARNEY.

BASS DRUM HEEL PEDAL. APPLIOATIOXIILBD APB, zo. 1.916.

Patented Jan. 3,1911.

HARRY CARNEY, OF'PORTLAND, OREGON.

BASS-DRUM HEEL-PEDAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application filed April 20, 1910. Serial No. 556,584.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY CARNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bass Drum Heel-Pedals, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to drum and cymbal beaters, and has for its object the production of a drum and cymbal beater, which can be actuated by the footof the operator.

Another object of this invention is the production of a drum and cymbal beater which is simple in construction, efiicient in operation, and consists of a comparatively small number of parts.

A still further object of the present invention is the rovision of means for facilitating the oscillation of the member adapted to carry the beater.

W'ith these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the beater, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 designates the base which carries at one end a frame 2, and said frame constitutes a pair of side arms 3, which side arms are secured to the base by means of screws or any suitable fastening means 4. The frame 2 is substantially U-shaped and extends for a considerable distance beyond one end of the base 1, as more clearl shown in Fig. 2. The arms 3 are providedY near their inner ends with upwardly extending integral portions 5 between which portions is mounted an oscillatory member 6, adapted to carry the drum and cymbal beating member 7, as hereinafter described. The louter end of each arm 3 is provided with an upwardly extending or enlarged portion 8 and the tread member. 9 is journaled upon a pivot pin 10, which pin has its respective ends jonrnaled within the upwardly extending portions 8 of the arm 3.

The tread portion 9 is lined upon its upper surface with a ronghened member 11, so as to allow the foot of the operator to more easily grip thesamc. The outer end of the tread member 9 is disposed at an angle to the inner end thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so as to allow a better leverage of the member 9 when actuated by the foot of the operator.

The base 1 is provided intermediate its ends upon the upper surface thereof with a longitudinally extending notch 12. A spring member 13 is secured to the upper surface of the base 1 and is countersunk as at 14, and secured to said base by means of screws 15. The spring 18 normally engages a plate 16, which plate is secured to the under surface of the tread member 9 by means of screws 17 and prevents the end 18 of the spring 13 from wearing directly upon the under surface of the tread member 9. The outer end 18 of the spring 13 is crooked or downwardly bent as shown in Fig. 2, so as to allow the same to easily ride upon the plate 16 when the outer angularly disposed end of the tread member 9 is forced downwardly. The upper surface of the base 1 is beveled as shown in Fig. 2 so as to allow a greater downward movement of the tread member 9 than can be accomplished if the base 1 were of the same thickness throughout its length.

As previously stated an oscillatory member 6 is mounted upon the frame 2, and a double-acting hinge 19 is connected to the oscillatory member 6, and also to the inner end of the tread member 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In securing the double-acting hinge to both the tread member and the oscillatory member 6, the connecting leaves 20 and 21 are countersunk so as to form a neater finish upon the different parts. The rear portion of the oscillating member 6 is cut away on a straight line, as shown at 30, and provides for a greater swing of the beater rearward by providing a clearance adjacent to the hinge butt 28. F urther: this plane surface permits a more convenient application of the hinge leaf 21, and also allows the butt 23 to contact with the straight portion of the member 6, thus to limit the movement of the latter in one direction, whereby when the tread is operated the butt 23 serves to force the member 6 outward, and the butt 22 serves to force said member downward, thereby causing the beater 7 to strike the drum with much force.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily obvious that as the outer angularly disposed end of the tread member 9 is pushed downwardly, the oscillatory member 6 will be thrown forward so as to engage the drum and cymbal adapted to cooperate with the beater. Of course, as the outer end of the tread member 9 is forced downwardly, the hinge portion 22 of the double-acting hinge 19 will be thrown inwardly and will also swing upon the hinge portion 23 of the double-acting hinge 19. Through the medium of the double-acting hinge it will be obvious that the necessary movement which will occur when the inner end of the tread member is raised will be easily accomplished.

The beater 9 carries at its upper end a drum engaging knob 24, and also carries a cymbal engaging member 25. rIhe cymbal engaging member Q5 is xedly secured at its inner end 26 and is coiled around the beater member or rod 7 so as to allow the cymbal engaging member 25 to yield as the knob 27 strikes the cymbal.

It should be understood that the term double-acting herein used is intended to designate a hinge comprising two leaf-portions hingedly connected to an intermediate ortion.

Vhat I claim is A structure of the character described comprising a base with a spring-actuated tread portion pivoted thereto, an oscillating member journaled above the base having a beating member secured thereto, said osei`llating member having its rear portion cut away on a straight line so as to provide a greater swing of the beater rearward, a three-leaf hinge7 one of said leaves being secured transversely across the upper surface of the outer end ot the treadle with its butt extending beyond the same so as to Contact with the cut-away portion near its upper end, another leaf ot' the hinge being secured transversely across the cutaway portion with its butt arranged atI the lower edge thereof, the other leaf of said hinge being arranged between the said eut-away portion and the outer ends ot' the base and treadle and having one end secured to the butt of the first-mentioned leaf, and its other end being secured to the butt of the leaf at the lower edge of said cut-away portion of said oscillating' member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HARRY CARNEY. IVitnesSes E. S. J MCALLISTER. E. M. HALL. 

